Squid Definition

skwĭd

squid, squids

noun

squids

Any of a number of long, slender, carnivorous cephalopod sea mollusks (esp. order Teuthoidea) having eight arms and two long tentacles: small squid are used as food and for fish bait.

Webster's New World

An electronic device for detecting and measuring very weak magnetic fields and currents, esp. the minute ones in and around the brain and heart.

Webster's New World

A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.

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(mildly pejorative) A sailor in the Navy.

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(UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.

Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie.

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Synonyms:

verb

To take on an elongated squidlike shape due to strong air pressure.

Webster's New World

To fish for squid or with squid as bait.

Webster's New World

abbreviation

Superconducting quantum interference device. A sensor that uses certain quantum effects to detect small magnetic fields.

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Other Word Forms of Squid

Noun

Singular:

squid

Plural:

squids

Origin of Squid

Possibly a blend of stupid and quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym Derived from "squirrelly kid"

From Wiktionary
s(uperconducting) qu(antum) i(nterference) d(evice)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Unknown. Perhaps related to squirt

From Wiktionary
Origin unknown

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition